People v. Schroder CA3

Filed 8/18/25 P. v. Schroder CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Shasta) ----

THE PEOPLE, C101379

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 23F6274)

v.

GARRICK RORY SCHRODER,

Defendant and Appellant.

A jury found defendant Garrick Rory Schroder guilty of grand theft of catalytic converters worth more than $950, vandalism causing damages in excess of $400, and possession of burglary tools. The trial court granted defendant probation. On appeal, defendant argues there is not substantial evidence the fair market value of the catalytic converters he stole exceeded $950 or that the vandalism caused more than $400 in damage. He further argues the probation condition that he stay away from Aramark Uniform Services is constitutionally overbroad. We reduce his conviction on the theft charge to a misdemeanor but affirm the judgment in all other respects.

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I BACKGROUND The information alleged defendant committed grand theft of catalytic converters worth more than $950, received the same catalytic converters as stolen property, vandalism causing in excess of $400 in damage, and possession of burglar’s tools. (Pen. Code, §§ 487, subd. (a), 496, subd. (a), 594, subd. (b)(1), and 466.)1 During the early morning hours, an employee of Aramark Uniform Services saw defendant near the front gate of its parking lot carrying a distinctive red and black tool bag. Defendant got into a nearby truck, and the truck drove away. Upon inspection, the employee found saw blades under Aramark’s trucks, five trucks missing catalytic converters, and a hole in the fence near the front gate. The employee found three catalytic converters sitting outside that hole. As he responded to the call, Redding Police Officer Orlondo Rabon saw defendant walking with the red and black tool bag. After he arrived at the business, Officer Rabon canvassed the neighborhood and found the red and black bag behind a trash dumpster containing two catalytic converters, a number of saw blades, miscellaneous tools, and a saw. The evidence on the value of the catalytic converters and the damages caused by this theft was sparse. On this point, the employee who discovered the thefts had no idea what the costs of catalytic converters were. Over the objection of defendant, Officer Rabon testified that prior to becoming a police officer, he worked as a “general manager of a rent-to-own store” in 2015. Officer Rabon testified catalytic converters were commonly stolen from the work vans at that store and it was his experience it cost more than $2,000 to replace each of them. Those vans were smaller than the size of Aramark’s trucks. Officer Rabon had no experience with the cost of catalytic converters in 2023 or the cost of catalytic converters on full size vehicles generally.